The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-02

OuC young 'AiSuus =1to'PAA. ". A>'o"''3
who. has been. student st the University.
OF Virginia for the past eight months, re-
turned home last Saturday. Virginia
seems to agree with Ralph, as he is the
very picture of health and heartiness.
He will return in the fall to the univer'
1sity.S e ~
" Rev. =. W. Wolling, Missionary of the
South Carolina Conference to Brazil, ar
rived at his destination, Rio de Jaaeiro,
on On the 18th Of April. He was twenty
eight days on. the? waters and enjoyed fine
health. In a letter to the Christian Aduo-
cate he speaks encouragingly of the out
look before him.
a religious revival, under the manage
ment of the Methodist Church, began in
the city last Sunday night. The services
are being held in the Blue Ridge depot,
which has been fixed up for the OCCASION.
The pastor, Rev. w. 8. W!gbtmanis is be.
ing assisted by Rev Mr.. Henck, an avan-
gelist from Tennessee.
Last Sunday row occurred at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church, cclored, in Hall
Township, during which one negro was
shes by another with pistol, and an
otiia was painfully hurt by being struck
on Y head with rock. The row seems
to: lave been general one, as 70 number
of negroes were engaged in it.
a gentleman from town who passed
Mr.. T.iJ. McClure's plantation. q few days
ago, says that gentleman has twenty acres
Of as fine wheat as hezeyer saw growing
in one body Mr.. Mcclure is a fine farm
!er, and We are pretty safe in saying that If
our informant had looked around little
he would have found some fine corn grow
ing also.
Mr.. W. II. Wilson died at his home
near Five Forks on Tuesday, oath ult.,
after an illness of several weeks from
fever, aged 10 years. His remains were
Inferred at Lebanon on the day following
his death, Rev. J. s. Murray conducting
the funeral services. he was worthy
young: man. and gave promise of beirg.a
useful citizen.
E Mr..Os b. VanWyck and family have
moved to Salisbury, N. O.. where they
will in future reside. Mr.. VanWyck will
engage in business there. We regret to
give up Mr. VanWyck, and commend
him to the citizens Of Salisbury as being
an upright, worthy young man. he car
ries with him the best wishes of many
friends in Anderson.
spsrtanburg Herald sd ysentery is now
quite prevalent. A gentleman says that
a teaspoon OF powdered charcoal is SOW
ereign remedy iftaken in time. It is
known that charcoal is great absorbent.
It's said that it works its cure by absorb
ing the noxious acids. It is certainly q
cheap and harmless remedy, and Its good
effects are vouched for"
A number of the small boys of the city
have organized themselves into a hook
and ladder company, and have purchased
aminiaturestru:k from some partiessin
Greenville. The truck arri ved in the city
on Tuesday, and thet boys were on the
streets zpracticing that afternoon. They
have named themselves the ''Nighthawk
Hook and Ladder Company"
F-tl e. S,s1
have a tournament on June 3Oth, and have
invited the Rough and Ready Company
ofithis. city. to enter the contest. The
Rough and Resdys have accepted the in
Yitation, and are daily practicing for the
occasion. This Company is composed Of
good material, and the Company that
beats them will get the prize.
List of letters remaining in the POST
Office for the sSweek ending June LIST.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say they are advertised !: Elizabeth Bell,
Miss Sarah Black, Mrs. E. T. Duncan,
Mrs. E. J. Howard, Mary James. Willie
Jones, Mrs. Emma Martin, H. Moore,
James Norris, Gear Pickens, Mrs. Ida
Watson, Lewis Wilburn, Miss Lizzie
yeargan.
Sullivan q Bro. continue to improve
the interior of their hardware store.
They have recently attached shutters to
portion of their shelves, and on these
shutters is fastened a sample Of the goods
to be found inside. Under this arrange.
ment their customers can see at glance
what they want, and the clerk will have
no trouble in finding it. This firm has
one of the mos. complete hardware stores
in the State. =.
We had pleasant call last Friday from
Rev. Sidi H. Browne, editor OF the Chris
tian Neighbor, Columbia, 8. G. Mr..
Browne lectured in the Methodist Church
on Thursday evening on the subject of
"Peace,', which he handled in an interest
ing manner. Mr.. Browne is one Of the
Oldest members of the South Carolina
Conference and has been a faithful laborer
in his Church. He has many friends in
Anderson who were glad to greet him
once more.
The National Grange, Patrons Of Hus.
bandry, has issued an interesting memo.
rial circular on, the life and character of
the late Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken, one of the
founders and leading spirits of the Order.
It consists of an official announcement of
the death of Mr.. Aiken by the Hon. Put.
Darden, of Fayette, Miss, Master of the
National Grange; letter of j. N. Lips
comb, Master Of the State Grange, and a
warm tribute Of respect from John Trim
BILE, Of Washington, D. c., Secretary of
the National Grange.
Last Tuesday afternoon during the
storm, tho two-roon dwelling house, with
nearly all of its contents, of Hence Will.
liams, colored, situated near the colored
Baptist Church, was destroyed by fire.
There was no one in the house at the time,
and it is not known how the fire originat-
ed. Some are of the opinion, however,
that the house was struck by lightning,
which set it on fire. while others think